Grants of Up to $200 Available to Help SoCalGas Customers in Need

100万美元 in Gas Assistance Funds available today to support eligible residential customers

洛杉矶, 2月. 14, 2024 美通社/——今天， SoCalGas 宣布有 100万美元 available in the Gas Assistance Fund to support eligible customers with grants of up to $200 来帮助他们支付2024年的天然气账单. Eligibility to receive a grant from the Gas Assistance Fund is based on total household income and household size. Information on how to qualify and apply can be found at socalgas.com/GAF.

“这个冬天, there is some good news for SoCalGas customers with natural gas prices dramatically down from last year's historic high prices. 然而, 冬季气温较低, we know that people may use more gas to keep their homes and families warm,” 吉莉安·赖特, SoCalGas Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. "SoCalGas is committed to supporting customers and we will continue to provide winter conservation tips, resources and programs such as the Gas Assistance Fund."

SoCalGas provides resources to help customers manage their energy consumption, make energy-efficient improvements to their homes, 并最终减少他们的账单, 包括气体援助基金, a joint effort between SoCalGas and the United Way of 大洛杉矶地区. Working with nonprofit organizations throughout SoCalGas's service territory, United Way of 大洛杉矶地区 helps income-qualified customers pay their natural gas bill with a one-time grant of up to $100 每个家庭. If the eligible applicant or a household member is age 55 or older, an additional $100 的最高资助额为 $200.

"At United Way 洛杉矶, we believe that we can accomplish more together than alone. SoCalGas的天然气援助基金, which has helped Californians pay their utility bills since 1983, is an example of how we can come together to support our neighbors and communities,” 伊莉斯比克总统 & 洛杉矶联合劝募协会的首席执行官. "This program directly supports vulnerable individuals who face severe economic challenges. SoCalGas' donation and continued support enables United Way to expand our impact and support even more individuals to afford their natural gas bills."

As a reminder to customers, SoCalGas offers a suite of 项目和服务 that can help customers manage their natural gas usage to help save energy and money, including:

面向所有客户的节能工具:

• 天然气价格公告: text alerts that update customers when a 20% or more increase in the natural gas commodity cost is expected, 这可能会影响他们的账单. To date, nearly 63,000 customers have signed up for optional text alerts. (Text alerts to be sent winter season December through March).
• 省钱的方法: a free tool that helps customers find ways to save on natural gas bills, with a personalized savings plan that offers a household energy analysis, 定制的能效建议, 账单比较和能源使用比较.
• 账单跟踪警报: notifications that help customers monitor gas consumption and take steps to reduce usage to avoid surprises on their bills.
• 水平薪酬计划: averages customers natural gas bill across a 12-month period. Each month, the customer pays an average bill instead of actual charges. 这不是一个折扣计划.

Customer Assistance Programs for those who qualify:

• 加州能源替代费率(CARE): program that saves customers 20% on their monthly gas bills.
• 能源节约援助(ESA)计划: provides no-cost energy-saving home improvements, with the potential to save customers up to 20% annually on their natural gas bill.
• 欠费管理计划(AMP): allows customers to have their eligible past due bills forgiven. 一旦注册, every time a current bill is paid in full and on time, SoCalGas will forgive 1/12 of the eligible debt. After 12 consecutive monthly natural gas bills are paid in full and on time, the entire past due amount will be forgiven (up to a maximum of $8,000 按报名时间计算).
• 医疗基线津贴: provides additional natural gas at the baseline rate.

To see more programs that can help customers save money and energy, visit socalgas.com/Save.

关于SoCalGas 

总部设在 洛杉矶, SoCalGas^® 最大的天然气配送公司在哪里 美国. SoCalGas提供价格合理的服务, 可靠的, and increasingly renewable gas service to over 21 million consumers across 24000平方英里 中环及 南加州. We believe gas delivered through the company's pipelines will continue to play a key role in 加州的 clean energy transition—providing electric grid reliability and supporting wind and solar energy deployment.

SoCalGas的使命是建立 cleanest, safest and most innovative energy infrastructure company in America. In support of that mission, SoCalGas aspires to achieve 净零温室气体排放 in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and to replacing 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply to core customers with renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made from waste created by landfills and wastewater treatment plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its gas delivery infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for customers. SoCalGas是 Sempra (NYSE: SRE), an energy infrastructure company based in 圣地亚哥.

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